point of emphasis traveling

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by dsqrddgd909

Traveling is definitely an area on which I need to improve. I'm having a hard time picking it up as I'm trying not to be a ball watcher.

Do any of our vets have tips on how to be better on this?

Gosh, if it's in your primary, I hope your watching

[just another ref]

This may be part of the problem. Traveling, particularly by a post player, is often easier to see from farther away. It is not unusual for a travel to be seen by everybody except the official with the ball in his primary.

[Chess Ref]

Originally Posted by just another ref

This may be part of the problem. Traveling, particularly by a post player, is often easier to see from farther away. It is not unusual for a travel to be seen by everybody except the official with the ball in his primary.

How true that one is.....I'm Lead. Team whipping passes around the 3 point arc, Comes into my primary ,as I start to turn to get on the ball, 2 post players start going at it. So understandably my attention is diverted and apparently we had a big old travel. Partner saw it but thought I had a reason for passing on it, so he passed. I told him I passed cause I didn't see it.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Chess Ref

How true that one is.....I'm Lead. Team whipping passes around the 3 point arc, Comes into my primary ,as I start to turn to get on the ball, 2 post players start going at it. So understandably my attention is diverted and apparently we had a big old travel. Partner saw it but thought I had a reason for passing on it, so he passed. I told him I passed cause I didn't see it.

I'm lead, and there is post play, I'm looking upstairs. I expect my partners to grab the travels.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by just another ref

This may be part of the problem. Traveling, particularly by a post player, is often easier to see from farther away. It is not unusual for a travel to be seen by everybody except the official with the ball in his primary.

True of course, my reference in OP was primarily point or perimiter situations. Especially with no pressure.

[dsqrddgd909]

Originally Posted by fullor30

Gosh, if it's in your primary, I hope your watching

Perhaps I misspoke. I am trying to officiate all of the action in my primary and not simply ball watch. I do pick up the player with the ball and try to officiate the defense. The traveling I have been told I'm missing is when a player catches the ball, establishes the pivot foot and moves that foot before releasing the dribble.

[mutantducky]

and don't call a travel when a player makes a fast move or a good/unusual post move unless it is. I've seen too many of those called. for me too many refs call a travel because IT looks like a travel.

[wanja]

Correctly calling traveling is just damn hard. My pet peeve is the inconsistency in calling obvious travels such as a hop (not a jump stop) before a jump shot, taking 2 steps back to position for a three and stepping after a jump stop. Getting these calls right is more a matter of officiating will rather than officiating skill.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by wanja

Correctly calling traveling is just damn hard.

Agree. I think it's the hardest call to make correctly in basketball. Harder than the block/charge.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

and don't call a travel when a player makes a fast move or a good/unusual post move unless it is. I've seen too many of those called. for me too many refs call a travel because IT looks like a travel.

If it looks like a duck, walks like duck, quacks like duck..............

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by fullor30

If it looks like a duck, walks like duck, quacks like duck..............

What is the signal for a duck?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

What is the signal for a duck?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mbyron

I'm old enough to remember these drills. One involved sitting in the school hallway, backs to the lockers, with our heads between our legs.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

What is the signal for duck?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

and don't call a travel when a player makes a fast move or a good/unusual post move unless it is. I've seen too many of those called. for me too many refs call a travel because IT looks like a travel.

Oh I don't know. If it looks like a travel to me, it's a travel.